An April 22 blaze that destroyed a mobile home in Orion Lakes is being looked at by arson investigators from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department. The mobile home was located on Parakeet, inside the Orion Lakes Mobile Home Community, located on Brown Road near M-24. The fire occurred at about 5:44 p.m. on Saturday, and […]
Malcolm Cameron, 72, of Lake Orion, was arraigned April 21 on attempted murder charges, after Oakland County Sheriff’s Department deputies said he shot his stepson in the leg. The shooting took place outside Cameron’s High Pointe home in Orion Township on the evening of April 19. According to the OCSD, he shot his 43-year-old stepson […]
The Hansons-Brooks Distance Project Team admitted that they wanted to make a statement at this year’s Boston Marathon, held on April 17. Seven members of the team placed in the top 22 men’s finishers at the world’s oldest annual marathon, helping the United States achieve its best finish in the event since prize money was […]
The plan to extend the Polly Ann Trail in Orion Township got a big boost recently, in the form of a $75,000 Greenways Initiative Land Grant. The money will be used for the first phase of the Polly Ann Trail Extension project. ‘That’s the first step in financing the project,? said Orion Township Parks and […]
A group of concerned community members gathered April 4 at Lake Orion High School for a town hall-style meeting, to address the problem of underage drinking. Eight panelists, representing all cross-sections of the community spoke, along with Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard, and Katrina McGuire, Executive Director of the Rochester/Auburn Hills Community Coalition. ‘We need […]
Playing in just their second home game of the year, Lake Orion jumped out to an big early lead and set the speed at cruise in the final few innings, coasting to a 10-3 win over Royal Oak Kimball on April 24. The Dragons scored four runs in each of the first two innings to […]
Medicare Part D, a prescription drug benefit that began at the start of the year, now has just weeks left before reaching a major deadline. Enrollment in the program after May 15 will result in paying a higher premium to participate. The premium increases by one percent each month. ‘That’s an increase of 24 percent […]
The FIRST Robotics team from Lake Orion High School picked up a pair of prestigious awards during regional competitions, and now is headed to Atlanta for the Championship event. The Championship will be held at the Georgia Dome over three days, April 27-29. The team, sponsored by DaimlerChrysler and Brose, recently competed at the Great […]
Morning commuters traveling near Joslyn and Brown Roads in Orion Township might have been a bit late for work Friday, after a gravel hauler rolled over and forced the road to be closed. The accident happened at about 8:30 a.m. on April 14, after a gravel hauler traveling northbound on Joslyn, just north of Brown, […]
With one son in eighth grade and the other now in high school, Amy Musary has seen Waldon Middle School up close. As treasurer of Waldon’s Parent Teacher Organization, she has gotten an opportunity to make improvements to the system first hand. The things she has done have not gone unnoticed, and in March she […]